
Design and Applied Technology (Secondary 4-6)
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A marketing strategy is only a starting point. Upon the completion of a strategy development,
the company have to fix its tactics (marketing mix), which are tools for achieving the strategic
goals.
(a) PRODUCT
(i) Physical features of the product, or the characteristics of the service provided; and
(ii) Selling points of the product or service, such as product outlook
(b) PLACE
(i) Where the target customers are, and how to obtain them; and
(ii) Distribution channels, such as retail outlets in different districts and the Internet
(c) PROMOTION
Telling the customer about the product:
(i) Mass Selling Advertising – cost concern;
(ii) Publicity – may be free of charge, by word of mouth for example, depending on
the product’s popularity;
(iii) Sales Promotion – setting up booth at retail outlets or roadshow, enabling target
customers to try the product through, for example, contests, discount coupons and
free samples; and
(iv) Personal Selling – direct contact, person to person
(d) PRICE
(i) Sell at a higher price for short-term, large profits?
(ii) Sell at a lower price to penetrate the market for long-term survival?
(e) PACKAGING
(i) Present the product in an eye-catching way for short-term stunning effects?
(ii) Package the product for long-term competition?
3.2.3 Stage 1 - Diagnosis - Build an ovary to generate a new product
(a) Market Research – Research on, for example, the market size, leading brands’ products
and selling points/ marketing strategies, and customer feedbacks towards certain
products;
(b) Market Visual Mapping – Transform market research verbal data to visual materials,
such as charts and tables, for better understanding and communication;
(c) Major Competitor Analysis – Analyse major competitors with information collected
from the market research;
(d) Technology and Social Trend Analysis – Analyse how new technologies or materials
can improve an existing product, or how new social trend offer new product
opportunities:, the periodical return of Yo-Yo, Spin-top, Rubik’s Cube may stimulate
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